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Friday, January 1, 2010

Day one...MUCH easier said than done

Today was a workday and I walked 14275 steps (6.76 miles). About an hour before my shift ended, they asked me to go be a "sitter" with a patient from the ED, who was a major fall risk. Sitting w/ a patient is nice and all because I get a chance to get off of my feet, but it's so boring mainly because you are watching a sleeping patient (sounds creepy, huh?). I took advantage of this time and quickfired some standing side extensions-100 total broken down into 2 groups of 50 AND some seated leg extensions (also 2 sets of 50). TOTALLY proud of myself. Exercisin' at work.

In regards to my new resolution, to cut out sugar--I failed miserably today. It was Day 1, and MUCH easier said than done. Sugar really is a problem for me. I hate to admit that (I feel so stupid!) but it's true. I wasn't even 10 hours into the new year and blew it. My excuse? I forgot. lol. Seriously! Sugar does that to me. It's like beer goggles but with sugar. We had a pot luck at work for the new year and so everyone brought something. I walked into the break room around 10 am this morning, and as I walked in, the room paled, and this bowl in the middle of the table got extremely bright, kind of like heavenly angels were all sitting in that bowl. FUDGE. My immediate response was to eat a piece, which I did. It was sickly sweet (not the kind of sugar I like) and smacked me back into reality. Then I remembered the resolution, felt bad and called my hubby. He laughed. He knows.

I guess that means 364 days of no sugar? It's really going to be a struggle for me. I really pray that God gives me the strength. It's going to be hard with work--there is ALWAYS something sweet there. That's so hard for me. I really thought that with completing 365 days of consecutive exercise, this no sugar thing would be a piece of cake (no pun intended). I was wrong. How does the song go? "If at first you don't succeed, brush yourself off and try again."

I did however have no soda. I don't think the lack of diet soda lessened the sugar cravings though, although I'm not quite sure if it was more sugar reflex or craving. I'm thinking (and hoping) for the first.

Anyway, I think I did enough counting in 2009. I will keep some sort of a running tally at the end of my blogs or something...I don't know, just for me, cause, well, I'm anal.

That's it! I'm off tomorrow so I plan to start fresh and new. Isn't it funny how it's another day, nothing new, same old, same old, yet my brain acts as though it's the start of something new? lol.

Hope you all had a great New Year. Make some goals! They're good for ya!

I can do this. I am a star.

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4 comments:

Astrid said...

I have a soda maker (made by SodaStream) and it is wonderful. You can make your own seltzer (and they have soda mixes, but if you are skipping sugar, don't get those). I like to make orange flavored seltzer (the seltzer flavorings are sugar free) and add some orange juice - it's like orangina! And, it keeps me away from sugary drinks or soda.

I love mine, and can't say enough about it. Bubbly water is fun.
Here's a link:

http://www.sodastream.com

Melissa Henning said...

Thank you Astrid. I just told my hubby about it and he said they (he and his old roommates) tried it out when they were like $1200 a long time ago (big difference in price now--it's actually really affordable now!). I think he might be considering it. Our son always wants "soda" and we don't want to give it to him, so it could be a good alternative for that. I did really well w/out soda yesterday so that was a blessing. I didn't even think about it! AND I drank more water. That's always a good thing. Thanks again :).

Sandy said...

God's mercies are new every morning!

Melissa Henning said...

Amen Sandy! Such a blessing...